In this article, we will take a look at 13 Dividend Stocks with Over 8% Yield.
Dividend investing has always sparked a debate between chasing higher yields and sticking with companies that steadily raise their payouts.
Dividend growth strategies have generally held up better across different market conditions. They have performed well when interest rates were falling and when rates were moving higher. A ProShares report shows that the Dividend Aristocrats index, which tracks companies with at least 25 straight years of dividend increases, returned 14.26% during the period of declining interest rates from May 2005 through March 2024. That compares with returns of just over 10% for high-yield stocks. The pattern was similar during periods of rising rates in the same timeframe, when dividend growth stocks posted returns of 10.26%, compared with 9.22% for high-yield names.
That does not mean high-yield stocks should be ruled out altogether. Despite the warnings around financial stability, they have produced solid long-term results in the past. Research from a Wellington study looked at dividend-paying stocks from 1930 to 2019 and grouped them by yield. The highest-paying 20% of stocks delivered the strongest performance, while companies with moderate yields also beat the broader market during several periods. In contrast, lower-yield dividend stocks showed more uneven results and tended to lag the broader index.
Given this, we will take a look at stocks with dividend yields above 8%.
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Our Methodology:
For this list, we screened for dividend-paying companies with dividend yields above 8%, as of January 26. We refined our selection and picked companies with relatively stable dividend policies. Among those stocks, we chose companies that have relatively stable dividend histories; however, a lot of the companies on the list don’t have a consistent record of paying dividends due to their exceptionally high yields. The stocks are ranked according to their dividend yields.
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13. Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.08%
On January 12, Citizens lifted its price target on Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL) to $10 from $9 and kept an Outperform rating on the stock. The firm pointed to the company’s steady progress in cutting leverage through 2025, saying GNL now looks far more stable than it did not long ago. According to the analyst, the balance sheet cleanup came together well ahead of schedule, helped by asset sales that also gave the company room to scale the portfolio and buy back shares when it made sense.
That progress showed up clearly on December 23, when GNL confirmed it had closed the sale of the McLaren Campus in Woking, England. The three-building property spans about 840,000 square feet and sold for £250 million at a 7.4% cash cap rate. The deal produced an estimated £80 million gain over what GNL originally paid, a solid outcome and a clean example of its capital recycling plan at work.
The McLaren sale also wrapped up the company’s broader disposition program. Over roughly 23 months, GNL sold about $3.3 billion worth of non-core assets. With that phase complete, management is now shifting attention toward the next chapter, which centers on disciplined earnings growth. A large portion of the proceeds is expected to go toward paying down debt, further reinforcing the company’s investment-grade balance sheet.
Selling the McLaren Campus for roughly £80 million more than the April 2021 purchase price underscored the value GNL has been able to unlock through a more focused, methodical approach.
Global Net Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GNL) is an internally managed REIT that owns and operates income-producing net lease properties across the US, as well as parts of Western and Northern Europe.
12. Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.09%
On January 8, TD Cowen analyst Hoang Nguyen trimmed Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD)’s price target to $30 from $31. However, the firm maintained a Buy rating on the stock. The adjustment reflected the firm’s broader view of the specialty finance space, where macro pressures are weighing on the outlook even as several areas of consumer credit continue to show long-term growth. The analyst pointed to ongoing expansion across credit cards, auto and student lending, non-prime credit, buy-now-pay-later, and lease-to-own models.
Upbound’s third-quarter results backed up that constructive view. Revenue climbed 9% from a year earlier to $1.16 billion, while adjusted EBITDA rose 5.7% to $123.6 million. Rent-A-Center showed clear sequential improvement in same-store sales and held firm on margins, posting a 16.2% adjusted EBITDA margin. Management now expects same-store sales to move closer to flat, or even slightly positive, in the fourth quarter.
Brigit was another bright spot. The platform delivered 40% revenue growth and lifted its subscriber base by 27% year over year, while continuing to roll out new products. Upbound completed the Brigit acquisition in early 2025, adding a fast-growing digital offering to the portfolio.
Cash generation also stood out. The company produced more than $50 million in free cash flow during the quarter, pushing year-to-date free cash flow to $167 million.
Upbound Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPBD) is a technology- and data-driven financial services company focused on building products that meet everyday consumer needs across a range of credit and payment options.
11. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.17%
On January 14, TD Cowen cut its price target on Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM) to $40 from $46 and kept a Hold rating on the stock. The firm said its broader view still leans most positively toward traditional asset managers, though with a narrower focus on higher-conviction names. At the same time, it continues to favor alternatives, but with positioning that reflects a “Higher for Longer” rate environment and less sensitivity tied to 2026 market beta.
Back in November, Artisan said it had signed a definitive agreement to acquire full ownership of Grandview Property Partners, a real estate private equity firm focused on sourcing, developing, acquiring, and managing middle-market properties across the US.
The deal fits neatly with Artisan’s long-term approach. Management has consistently leaned into talent-driven platforms and higher value-added strategies, steadily broadening its reach across equities, credit, and alternative assets by bringing in specialized teams and differentiated investment capabilities.
The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026, subject to standard closing conditions. Artisan expects the acquisition to add modestly to earnings per share once Grandview’s next flagship closed-end drawdown fund reaches its final close.
Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. (NYSE:APAM) operates as a global, multi-asset investment platform, offering a range of high-value-added strategies across growing asset classes to institutional and sophisticated clients worldwide.
10. CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.41%
On January 6, CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) rolled out a rundown of its deal activity for 2025 and highlighted new leasing progress at The Collection at Forsyth.
Over the year, the company picked up two shopping centers in high-growth pockets of Atlanta and South Florida for a combined $144.9 million. Those deals came with a weighted average initial cash yield of 8.7%, fitting neatly with CTO’s focus on income-producing assets in expanding markets.CTO also added $21.0 million in structured investments, including a previously announced $5.0 million seller financing. The total package carried a weighted average initial cash yield of 10.7%, including paid-in-kind interest, giving the company another source of higher-yielding income.
Leasing activity at The Collection at Forsyth stayed active. The company signed three new leases with national retailers covering roughly 12,000 square feet. Initial lease terms range from five to 15 years, and the additions lift leased occupancy at the center to 93%.
The Collection at Forsyth is a 561,000-square-foot outdoor lifestyle center located at the intersection of Georgia 400 and Peachtree Parkway. The property blends national brands with local shops, restaurants, fitness offerings, and entertainment, and serves one of the Atlanta area’s most affluent and fastest-growing counties.
CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE:CTO) owns and operates open-air shopping centers across higher-growth markets in the Southeast and Southwest. The company also externally manages Alpine Income Property Trust and holds a meaningful ownership stake in the REIT.
9. SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE:SITC)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.48%
On January 5, Piper Sandler analyst Alexander Goldfarb lowered SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE:SITC)’s price target to $8 from $10 and kept an Overweight rating on the stock. The firm said, “out with the old estimates and in with the new,” as it carried out its standard post-quarter update. This process mainly reflects recent company announcements and additional refinement of its Q3 2025 models.
On January 16, the company announced the sale of its partnership interests in the RVIP IIIB joint venture, which owns Deer Park Town Center in Deer Park, Illinois. The stake is being sold to Site Centers’ existing joint venture partner for approximately $20.8 million, before closing costs.
Earlier in December, Site Centers said it agreed to sell Perimeter Pointe in Atlanta for about $48.0 million, prior to closing costs, prorations, and other closing adjustments. The company noted that none of the proceeds were used to repay mortgage debt, as its existing mortgage facility had already been paid off in full on December 18, 2025.
SITE Centers Corp. (NYSE:SITC) is an owner and operator of open-air shopping centers and operates as a self-administered, self-managed REIT with a fully integrated real estate platform.
8. Rithm Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:RPT)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.64%
On January 7, Compass Point began coverage of Rithm Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:RPT) with a Buy rating and set a $24 price target.
During the company’s third-quarter earnings call, CEO Michael Nierenberg reflected on where the business stood when the current management team took control last June. At that time, the company was losing roughly $10 million per quarter. Since then, operations have been stabilized, earnings have moved closer to breakeven, and the company has continued to support a $0.06 dividend. He pointed to the exit from residential assets and a shift toward commercial real estate floating-rate loans, which sit higher in the capital stack and offer more attractive yields.
Nierenberg laid out several strategic paths management could pursue. Those include recapitalizing the business by raising equity tied to specific asset pools, exploring a broader liquidation, or simply staying the course and continuing to execute on the current plan. He also highlighted the disconnect between book value, which sits around $5.30, and the share price, which has been trading closer to the mid-$2 range, framing that gap as a meaningful opportunity for equity investors.
The CEO also spent time discussing progress in building out a direct lending platform. Through partnerships such as the one with Genesis and continued growth in construction lending, production has expanded sharply. What was once a business generating about $1.7 billion in loan volume is now expected to exceed $5 billion this year.
From a balance sheet perspective, the company holds roughly $100 million in cash and about $300 million in total equity. The overall portfolio stands near $308 million, and management described the lending pipeline as healthy and active.
Rithm Property Trust Inc. (NYSE:RPT), formerly known as Great Ajax Corp., operates as a REIT and is externally managed by an affiliate of Rithm Capital Corp.
7. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 8.91%
On January 15, Barclays cut its price target on AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB) to $39 from $42. The firm maintained an Equal Weight rating on the stock. The change followed an update to the firm’s asset manager models, which now fully reflect quarterly fund flows and assets under management.
While assets increased in the fourth quarter thanks to market gains, Barclays noted that underlying flows were still largely negative, according to the analyst’s research note.
On January 12, the company said preliminary assets under management edged higher in December, rising to $867 billion from $865 billion at the end of November. The roughly $2 billion increase came from market gains rather than new money coming in.
Net flows for the month were slightly negative. Solid inflows from Private Wealth and Institutional clients were more than offset by outflows on the Retail side. Looking at the full quarter ending December 31, 2025, preliminary firmwide net outflows came in at about $5.0 billion.
AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (NYSE:AB) is a global investment manager that serves institutional investors, individuals, and private wealth clients across major markets worldwide.
6. Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 10.74%
On January 8, KeyBanc slashed its price target on Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) to $2.50 from $6, while sticking with an Overweight rating. After a rough and uneven year for healthcare IT stocks, the firm said the fundamentals tell a more encouraging story. KeyBanc described the period as a “year of inflection” for many names in the group, with earnings estimates resetting and valuations largely bottoming out. Momentum is expected to carry on across much of its coverage, though the firm cautioned that competitive pressures and regulatory issues could continue to weigh on valuation multiples.
In October 2025, Alight said it had expanded its partnership with IBM into a multi-year collaboration focused on bringing IBM watsonx into Alight’s platform. The effort is aimed at reshaping the employee benefits experience and improving enterprise operations, while pushing the company further along its digital transformation. The goal is to give clients AI-powered tools that deliver more personalized benefits support, with an emphasis on responsible AI use.
As part of the deal, Alight and IBM are building a virtual AI innovation lab. The lab is designed to speed up the redesign of business processes, quickly test new AI-driven ideas, and support ongoing co-innovation. Teams from both companies, along with Alight’s clients, will work together to explore use cases, improve benefit guidance such as leave-of-absence support, and develop new capabilities tailored to specific client needs.
Early work tied to the Alight Worklife AI Assistant has already shown meaningful promise, with initial prototypes pointing to potential employee productivity gains of more than 90%. That early traction highlights the scale of impact AI could have as the project moves toward broader deployment. Pilot programs are planned for early 2026, with a wider rollout expected in the first half of the year.
Alight, Inc. (NYSE:ALIT) is a cloud-based human capital technology and services company that provides human capital management solutions to organizations across a range of industries.
5. The RMR Group Inc. (NASDAQ:RMR)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 11.21%
On January 7, Ladenburg picked up coverage of The RMR Group Inc. (NASDAQ:RMR) with a Buy rating and a $17 price target.
Not long after, RMR shared an update on incentive fees earned during 2025. According to a company statement released January 23, the firm generated $23.6 million in incentive business management fees for the year. Those fees were calculated using a three-year measurement period that ended on December 31, 2025.
Diversified Healthcare Trust made up the largest portion, contributing $17.9 million of the total. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust added $5.7 million, taking combined incentive fees to $23.6 million. RMR said the payments are set to be received in January.
The company also announced its regular quarterly dividend on January 15. Shareholders of both Class A and Class B-1 common stock will receive $0.45 per share, or $1.80 on an annual basis. The distribution will be paid to shareholders of record as of January 26, 2026, with payment expected around February 19, 2026.
The RMR Group Inc. (NASDAQ:RMR) is a U.S.-based alternative asset manager with a strong presence in both residential and commercial real estate. The firm runs a vertically integrated platform backed by nearly 900 real estate professionals across more than 30 offices nationwide and oversees about $39 billion in assets, drawing on more than three decades of experience across the real estate cycle.
4. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 11.40%
On January 15, Lucid Capital analyst Ethan Kaye initiated coverage of Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) with a Buy rating and set a $15 price target. The firm said current share prices look appealing for long-term investors. Golub stands out as one of the more “defensively positioned names in the group with a proven track record of navigating through cycles and the backing of a well-established platform,” Kaye wrote in a research note.
Earlier in the month, on January 8, the company shared a summary of its 2025 accomplishments. Golub said it closed more than $25 billion in financing commitments during the year, supporting both existing portfolio companies and new platforms across a wide range of deal sizes and structures. The firm also raised a record $20.5 billion in new investment capital, broadening and diversifying its global investor base.
In Europe, Golub has closed more than $9 billion in financing commitments since 2020 and acted as the lead lender on roughly 90% of its direct lending transactions. Credit performance remained solid as well, extending a track record of more than 20 years with annual payment default rates consistently well below those of the broadly syndicated loan index.
Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (NASDAQ:GBDC) is an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end management investment company.
3. Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 12.37%
On January 23, JPMorgan raised its rating on Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT) to Overweight from Neutral and set a $6 price target on the stock. The firm said the headwinds from realized losses and non-accrual loans should continue to fade as Redwood works through and exits its legacy investments. As those pressures ease, JPMorgan sees a clearer path for the company to reach a more normalized return on equity around 20%, according to the analyst’s research note. The firm also expects demand for jumbo mortgage loans to stay healthy.
In its earnings for the third quarter, CEO Christopher Abate said the company has moved faster than planned in shifting toward a simpler, more scalable operating model, one that is better positioned to take advantage of what management sees as meaningful changes unfolding across the business. He noted that Redwood delivered its strongest quarter on record, with nearly $7 billion in loans locked or originated. That total included a record $5.1 billion at Sequoia, $1.2 billion at Aspire, and $521 million at CoreVest.
Abate added that legacy exposure has been brought down to about 25% of total capital and said the firm remains on track to reduce that figure to 20% by the end of the year. He also pointed to an expanded relationship with CPP Investments, with the secured borrowing facility increased to $400 million from $250 million.
President Dashiell Robinson highlighted Sequoia’s momentum, saying loan locks rose 53% from the prior quarter and that jumbo market share has climbed to roughly 7%, up from just 1% to 2% in 2023. He said Aspire posted $1.2 billion in loan locks, nearly four times its second-quarter volume, alongside a 50% increase in loan originator partners.
Redwood Trust, Inc. (NYSE:RWT) is a specialty finance company that operates across several corners of the housing credit market. Its business spans mortgage banking through Sequoia and CoreVest, along with investment activities housed in its Redwood Investments and Legacy Investments segments.
2. NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 13.68%
On January 8, Keefe Bruyette trimmed its price target on NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF) to $14 from $14.50. The firm maintained a Market Perform rating on the stock.
In the company’s Q3 2025 earnings update, CFO and EVP of Finance Paul Richards said profitability improved sharply from the prior year. Net income rose to $1.12 per diluted share, up from $0.74 in the third quarter of 2024. Richards attributed most of the upside to stronger unrealized gains tied to preferred stock and warrant investments. Earnings available for distribution were $0.51 per diluted share, while cash available for distribution totaled $0.53 per share.
Richards also walked through several key balance sheet moves during the quarter. NexPoint put $42.5 million into a life sciences preferred investment and sold a multifamily property for $60 million, booking a $3.7 million gain on the sale. The company also raised $65.7 million through its Series B preferred stock offering.
Those actions fed through to book value, which climbed 8% from the prior quarter to $18.79 per diluted share. By quarter-end, the portfolio held 88 investments with $1.1 billion in outstanding balances. Multifamily made up the largest share at 47.3%, followed by life sciences at 33.9% and single-family rentals at 15.9%.
NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE:NREF) is a publicly traded commercial mortgage REIT that focuses on originating and investing in first-lien and mezzanine loans, preferred equity, and CMBS structures.
1. B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS)
Dividend Yield as of January 26: 17.23%
On January 16, TD Cowen analyst Robert Moskow raised his price target on B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) to $3.50 from $3 but kept a Sell rating on the stock. The update followed B&G’s announcement that it had struck a deal to buy the College Inn and Kitchen Basics broth brands from Del Monte Foods for about $110 million through a bankruptcy auction process.
The day before, on January 15, B&G confirmed it had agreed to acquire Del Monte Foods’ broth and stock business, including both brands, for roughly $110 million in cash. The final price will be adjusted for inventory at closing, and the company will also assume certain liabilities tied to the business. B&G won the assets after a competitive bidding process connected to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of Del Monte Foods Corporation II and some of its affiliates.
The deal still needs approval from the Bankruptcy Court and must meet other standard closing conditions. It is also contingent on the completion of two other bankruptcy-related sales by Del Monte that are unrelated to B&G or the broth business. If everything lines up, the transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2026.
B&G Foods, Inc. (NYSE:BGS) and its subsidiaries make, market, and distribute branded shelf-stable and frozen food products throughout the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico.
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